Masculine underwear



Patented-niea 14,192^6. i y l 1,610,792 'l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

i irnsciimun UNnERwEAR. i

Application filed November 14, 1925. Serial No. 68,911.4.

The object of my invention is the productached at each of its extremitiesto'the frontion of a unitary structure of an under gartal section F; said waist band containing mentfor masculine wear adapted to the a strip c, of elastic resilient material Which health, convenience, and comfort of the intends constantly to contract said waist band 55 5. dividual using same; and the invention conand the adjacent portion of the posterior Sists essentially in the formation, combinasection P, and to draw the 'waist portions tion, and arrangement of component parts of the frontal sections F, F, taut over the of the garment, shown and described and abdomen ofthe wearer. claimed specifically, whereby these and other The back section B, of the garment is 60 advantageous results are attained as hereinformed with a transverse insert strip z', of

after fully set forth. flexible elastic-weave material, (as for in- In the accompanying drawings I illusstance that known technically as Jersey trate a practical embodiment of the essencloth) or the equivalent thereof, the other .tial features of my invention in an under body portions ofthe garment consisting of 65 garment of the character designated, allinen or other suitable texture material, as though I do not limit myself to the identimay be ,found moet expedient. The lower cal configuration of component parts thereportion B', of the back section B, below the of shown by way of exempliication, since flexible insert strip z', extends below the normodifications may-be resorted to inl minor mal position of the waist band w, (shown in 70 details with like results, and without de- Fig, 2) and is provided with buttons b", b", parting from the spirit and intent of my infor engagement with button holes w', fw',

vention in this respect, formed for the purpose in the waist band With this understanding w. Or, obviously, if preferred, hooks and Fig. l, is a front view of my new garment; eyes, or equivalent detachable means may be 75 v 'aand f provided connecting the waist band lw and Fig. 2, a rear view thereof; lower portion B', of the back section B, With Fig.'3, is a view similar to Fig. 2, broken like resulta-the object in this respect beaway in part, and showing the posterior poring to provide for the temporary lowering tion of the garment unbuttoned and opened' of the upper portion of the posterior sec- 80 up; tion P, of the garment as indicated .in Fig. Fig. 4, is a sectional detail taken upon 3, of the drawings upon occasion.

plane of line 4.-4, Fig. 2. y The'in'sert c', of flexible elastic weave is My unitary underwear garment consists yieldable to strain of wear and conducive of d essentially of frontal sections F, F, connectcomfort to the-wearer, and in conjunction 85 ed medially by detachable means, (as by with the elastic resilient waist band fw, in-

buttons and button holes b, Fig. 1) and of sures a close fit of the garment where most 1 combined full length and width including desirable. C the fronts f, f, of the legportions; of a back What I claim as my invention and desire section B, and of a posterior section P. to secure by Letters Patent, is 90 40- The shoulder portions a, a, of bothfthe As an improved article of manufacture,

' frontal sections F, F, and the back section a unitary garment of the .character de- Y B, above the arm holes a', a', are seam-con scribed, comprising frontal sections, an upnected, as are also the sides of the said per back section, said frontal sections being Vfrontal section and 'back section B, as indisecured at the edges to said back section, a 95 cated at s, .9,.in the drawings. posterior section consisting of two parts The posterior section P, of the garment, Joined permanent medially and to the side constituting the seat and the rear portions edges `ofthe frontal section, and an elasticv of the legs thereof, is formed of two pieces resilient waist band permanently secured to united medially at p', and to the sides of the the side edges of the frontal section, the 100 frontal section F, as at p', p. It is also transverse extent of the combined parts of formed with a waist band w, which is at- -the said posterior section being considerably greater than the transverse extent of ly against the back of the wearer and in the upper back section, whereby fullness is overlapping relation to said upper back secprovided in the posterior section permitting tion, and means detachgbly connecting said 10 lowering thereof Without detachment at the Waist band with the lower portion of tho- 5 side edges, the said waist band being seupper back section.

cured to the top of the posterior section amel adapted to hold the posterior section snug- MAX KASSAP. 

